The Artist's Guide to Drawing Realistic Animals

by Doug Lindstrand

Breathe Life into Your Animal Drawings

Wildlife artist Doug Lindstrand has spent 30+ years observing animals in nature and capturing them on paper. In this book, he distills his expertise into key lessons for drawing any animal in a charming, realistic style.

Inside, a whole herd of step-by-step exercises and demonstrations (43, to be exact!) cover a broad range of subjects and challenges, including how to

   • Short, long and patterned fur
   • Mouths, eyes, ears and horns
   • Various poses, including seated, standing and moving
   • A diversity of animals, domestic and wild--from housecats to big cats, from tiny cottontails to massive African elephants.


Nothing intimidating here! Starting with easy sketches, you'll learn to gradually refine basic shapes into lifelike dogs, wolves, deer, sheep, horses, bears, giraffes, owls, eagles, geese and other magnificent creatures. With this classic and time-tested approach, you'll be able to draw not only the animals illustrated on these pages, but any animal that touches your artistic soul.

Genres: Art, Drawing

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2006

Reviews

[Ethan Rowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not the most beginner friendly book. If you are looking for an introduction to sketching, this is probably not the best book to start with. However, if you have some experience, this book provides excellent guidance for what the title says.

[Anna Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This guide is very good at teaching how to draw and array of animals, including textures of fur and feathers. I would gladly recommend this book to someone wanting to get better at drawing animals.